THE partner of a man accused of shooting dead a gangland figure in a supermarket car park today described the arrest of her boyfriend in a dawn raid, while she was heavily pregnant.

THE partner of a man accused of shooting dead a gangland figure in a supermarket car park today described the arrest of her boyfriend in a dawn raid, while she was heavily pregnant.

Jade McLaughlan, 26, said she was in bed with Ross Monaghan when "a mass" of police came to arrest him in July 2010.

Miss McLaughlan, who is studying to be a teacher, was due to have a Caesarean section 10 days after the raid and gave birth to the couple's daughter on August 10.

She was giving evidence at the High Court in Glasgow during the trial of Monaghan who is accused of gunning down Kevin "Gerbil" Carroll outside Asda in Robroyston, Glasgow in January 2010.

Monaghan, 30, denies repeatedly shooting and murdering Mr Carroll, while acting with others, on January 13 2010. He has lodged a special defence of incrimination, blaming eight other men.

Ms McLaughlan said she had never heard of Kevin Carroll until that time, adding that the name had "meant nothing" to her.

She said the date of January 13 2010 "has got no significance to me at all".

She also said there was nothing unusual about the behaviour of her partner of four and a half years around that time, adding that "nothing whatsoever" gave her any cause for concern.

Police came to arrest Monaghan in July 2010 at his home in Penilee, on the south-western edge of Glasgow.

Ms McLaughlan told the court: "I have played it over so many times in my mind. It is very vivid. I remember we were both in bed. I remember getting woken up with police shouting very loudly Ross's name. They shouted for Ross to come down the stairs and they asked me to bring down Ross's clothes.

"They told me to go back in the house as Ross was being taken away. I was then taken out of the house, to the end of the street and placed in a police car. I was there for about 45 minutes. I still had no idea what was going on and why they had arrested Ross."

She said about 15 armed police searched the property while she was in the car and said she had to wait outside until 9am because police didn't have the correct warrants.

She said: "It seemed like a mass of people. They explained why Ross had been arrested. Then they said they didn't have the correct warrants, so we would have to go out and wait in cars."